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Vehicular steering control device and vehicular steering control method

US6904999B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 2003
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D6/002
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A target relative rotational angle Δθt which is created by a steering gear ratio change unit and which is formed by a lower steering shaft relative to an upper steering shaft is calculated on the basis of a steering angle θ, and a post-correction target relative rotational angle Δθta to be created by the steering gear ratio change unit is calculated on the basis of the target relative rotational angle Δθt and a vehicle speed range that has been determined on the basis of a vehicle speed V. Thus, a target relative rotational angle in one lateral direction is so corrected as to be equal to or smaller than a difference between a permissible rotational angle to be defined by a spiral cable in the other lateral direction and a maximum possible rotational angle of the lower steering shaft in the other lateral direction. An electric motor is controlled on the basis of the post-correction target relative rotational angle Δθta.

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